2019_WAFU_Zone_B_Women's_Cup
2019 WAFU Zone B Women's Cup
International football competition
The 2019 WAFU Zone B Women's Cup was the second edition of the international women's football event for teams from Zone B of the West African Football Union (WAFU). The competition was hosted by Ivory Coast, and Ghana were the defending champions. All team had participate only Benin did not enter . Nigeria defeated Ivory Coast through penalties in the final to win their first trophy in the tournament.[1] Uchenna Kanu topped the scorers chart with ten goals.[2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Côte d'Ivoire |
| Dates | 8-18 May 2019 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Nigeria (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Ivory Coast |
| Third place |  Ghana |
| Fourth place |  Mali |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 69 (4.31 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Uchenna Kanu (10) |
← 2018 | |
The draws were made on April 16, 2019 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, with May 8 set for the opening game. The tournament was also highlighted as preparation for Football at the Summer Olympics qualifiers for some of the teams. Robert Champroux Stadium and Stade du Parc des Sports were retained as venues.[3][4]
Nigeria's manager, Thomas Dennerby released his 20-man squad for the tournament on May 6.[5] Ghana's manager, named the full squad [6]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivory Coast (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 7 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | Ghana |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Togo |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Senegal |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | +21 | 9 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | Mali |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Burkina Faso |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Niger |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | −32 | 0 |
Semi finals
Third place
Final
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- "WAFU Women's Cup draw throws up interesting groups". Retrieved 2019-07-22.[permanent dead link]
- "Wafu Women's Cup draw: Ghana battle Cote d'Ivoire, Nigeria face Mali". Goal.com. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
- "WAFU Cup: Super Falcons Coach names 20 players for tourney". Premium Times. 2019-05-06. Retrieved 2019-07-22.